Standard nursing treatment on adolescents with early prodromal psychosis: a quasiexperimental study

Aim: to determine the effect of standard nursing treatment on anxiety and self-esteem among adolescents living in orphanages with early prodromal psychosis. Method: this is a quasi-experimental pre and post-test, without a control group, that was conducted with 77 adolescents, selected by the intentional sampling technique. Data were analyzed using the t-test. Result: after the standard nursing treatment was received, the adolescents showed a significant decrease in the symptoms of early prodromal psychosis (from 9.16 to 7.13) and an anxiety score (from 17.03 to 13.70) and a significant increase in self esteem (from 45.97% to 63.77%) with p-value <0.05. Conclusion: the standard nursing treatment is recommended for adolescents with early prodromal psychosis in the orphanage who have anxiety and low self-esteem.